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Youth Crime Watch (YCW) of Miami-Dade County had a successful 2017-2018 school year in providing youth crime prevention educational services to Miami-Dade County Schools. More than 60 Miami-Dade schools during the 2017-2018 school year were presented with YCW of Miami-Dade educational services, whether it was implementing or reinstating YCW programs (clubs) or conducting YCW Presentations/Assemblies on various youth crime prevention topics.

The annual Youth Crime Watch (YCW) of Miami-Dade “Poster & Essay Contest” was once again a successful endeavor where Miami-Dade County School students were given the opportunity & forum to present their creative action plans on youth crime prevention. The theme for this year’s contest was “It’s A Beautiful Life Without Drugs”. The student winners of the contest were recognized by Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners at a Miami-Dade Commission Meeting.

Youth Crime Watch (YCW) of Miami-Dade County once again coordinated the annual YCW “Stop The Violence” Blue Ribbon Week campaign for all grade levels during the week of April 16-20, 2018. Numerous YCW school programs (clubs) and other student delegations participated in the campaign and demonstrated their proactive actions to educate their peers to “stop the violence” by: decorating their schools with blue ribbons to visualize a solidarity commitment on living a violence-free lifestyle, creating & displaying violence prevention posters throughout the school campus, and presenting youth crime prevention safety tips & the YCW “Stop The Violence” poem during school announcements.

Each Year, Citizens’ Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County selects Youth Crime Watch (YCW) of Miami-Dade County Exemplary Award recipients who are honored at the annual YCW of Miami-Dade Awards Luncheon. The following are the YCW Exemplary Award recipients for the 2017-2018 school year who were recognized & awarded at the 24th Annual YCW of Miami-Dade Awards Luncheon at Outback Steakhouse on May 17, 2018: